Fibula (Garment Pin)
Ancient Greek
-800
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 4.3 × 10 × 1.2 cm (1 3/4 × 25 7/16 × 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- Fibula
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
fibulajewelrygeometricancient artbronzespiralcostumemetal
About
Worn as a clasp for clothing, this type of double-spiral fibula was popular in Greece before the style was adopted in the southern Italian peninsula.
